National Advocacy

Reach Every Mother and Child Act

This Bipartisan Senate Bill S.1730 (currently 13 cosponsors, no Nevada Senators) and House Bill HR 4022 (currently 3 cosponsors, no Nevada Senators) creates a permanent Maternal & Child Health coordinator at the US Agency for International DevelopmentThis bill would coordinate ways to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths.To advocate for this bill, the Save The Children Action Network has developed this easy web template here

2018 AAP Legislative Conference

Registration for the 2018 AAP Legislative Conference is officially open! The conference will take place April 8 - 10 in Washington, DC.Each year, the conference brings together pediatricians, residents and medical students from across the country who share a passion for child health advocacy. Participants attend skills-building workshops, hear from guest speakers, learn about policy priorities impacting children and pediatricians and go to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to support strong child health policies.Visit aap.org/legcon for more information and how to register.